Portrait of Ivan Desny

Acting

Ivan Desny

Career

Active from 1950 to 2002, busiest in 1958 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
53
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Marriage of Maria Braun
The Marriage of Maria Braun
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ivan Desny Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.3, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.7, average 4.8
  • Pop Culture
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Fantasy
    0.8, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 7
  • Political Intrigue 7
  • Character-Driven 6
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Post-War Germany 3
  • French Cinema 3
  • Complex Relationships 3
  • German New Wave 2
  • Romantic Drama 2
  • Redemption 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

169
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

3 titles · average score 63
Edel & Starck
Edel & Starck (2002)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Friedrich Liesgau

Scheidung mit Hindernissen
Scheidung mit Hindernissen (2002)

as Herbert Paulcke

Mr. Boogie
Mr. Boogie (2000)

as Herr Schramanz

1990s

27 titles · average score 63
Beresina
Beresina (1999)
GoodWatch score 60

as Rudolf Stauffacher

E-m@il an Gott
E-m@il an Gott (1999)

as Baron

The Air Rescue Team
The Air Rescue Team (1997)

TV show · as Dietrich

Zwei vom gleichen Schlag
Zwei vom gleichen Schlag (1996)

as Mr.Duprée

Schlosshotel Orth
Schlosshotel Orth (1996)

TV show · as Dr. Falke

Thieves
Thieves (1996)
GoodWatch score 67

as Victor

Sünde einer Nacht
Sünde einer Nacht (1996)

as Herr Steiner

Weihnachtsfest mit Hindernissen
Weihnachtsfest mit Hindernissen (1994)

as Kraus

Freunde fürs Leben
Freunde fürs Leben (1992)

TV show · as Baron von Teuffel / Nikolai Baron von Teuffel

I Don't Kiss
I Don't Kiss (1991)
GoodWatch score 63

as Dimitri

The Disenchanted
The Disenchanted (1990)
GoodWatch score 60

as L'oncle

Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg
Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg (1990)
GoodWatch score 65

as Gerhard Schmidhuber

1980s

29 titles · average score 65
Quicker Than the Eye
Quicker Than the Eye (1989)

as Schneider

Forsthaus Falkenau
Forsthaus Falkenau (1989)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show · as Mario Belucci

Le Caviar rouge
Le Caviar rouge (1986)

as Yuri

The Future of Emily
The Future of Emily (1985)

as Charles

Das Gesicht auf der Wand
Das Gesicht auf der Wand (1983)

as Prof. Olden

Lola
Lola (1981)
GoodWatch score 84

as Wittich

A Case For Two
A Case For Two (1981)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Dr. René Eggebrecht

Das Traumschiff
Das Traumschiff (1981)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show · as Mr. Luseck / Michael Gaven

Carnapping - Ordered, Stolen and Sold
Carnapping - Ordered, Stolen and Sold (1980)
GoodWatch score 64

as Consul Barnet

Berlin Alexanderplatz
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Herr Pums / Pums

Fabian
Fabian (1980)

as Justizrat Labude

I Hate Blondes
I Hate Blondes (1980)

as Mr. Brown

1970s

38 titles · average score 62
The Marriage of Maria Braun
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
GoodWatch score 86

as Karl Oswald

Sándor Mátyás
Sándor Mátyás (1979)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Szathmáry István

Rings of Fear
Rings of Fear (1978)
GoodWatch score 54

as Chief Inspector Louis Roccaglio

SOKO München
SOKO München (1978)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show · as Martineau / Gagné

Wrong Move
Wrong Move (1975)
GoodWatch score 68

as Industrialist

Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes
Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes (1975)

TV show · as Duc de Chaulieu

Paper Tiger
Paper Tiger (1975)
GoodWatch score 60

as Foreign Minister

Touch Me Not
Touch Me Not (1974)

as Mailet

World on a Wire
World on a Wire (1973)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Günther Lause

Little Mother
Little Mother (1973)

as Colonel Umberia

Angels of Terror
Angels of Terror (1971)
GoodWatch score 56

as Louis Stout

Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime (1970)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Jettner / Sievers

1960s

37 titles · average score 57
Appointment in Beirut
Appointment in Beirut (1968)

as Guinness

I Killed Rasputin
I Killed Rasputin (1967)

as Grand Duke Alexander

Liebesnächte in der Taiga
Liebesnächte in der Taiga (1967)

as Colonel Kirk

The Captain from Toledo
The Captain from Toledo (1965)

as Don Felipe

Kidnapped to Mystery Island
Kidnapped to Mystery Island (1964)

as Maciadi

Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (1962)
GoodWatch score 46

as Paul

Number Six
Number Six (1962)

as Charles Valentine

Daniella by Night
Daniella by Night (1961)

as Count Castellani

The Magnificent Rebel
The Magnificent Rebel (1961)

as Fürst Lichnowsky

Confessions of a Sixteen-Year-Old
Confessions of a Sixteen-Year-Old (1961)

as George Romanescu

Satan Tempts with Love
Satan Tempts with Love (1960)

as Carlos

The Versailles Affair
The Versailles Affair (1960)

as Stankovitch

1950s

34 titles · average score 65
The Mirror Has Two Faces
The Mirror Has Two Faces (1958)
GoodWatch score 64

as Gérard Durieu

All the Sins of the Earth
All the Sins of the Earth (1958)

as Lawyer Stephan Hardeck

Petersburg Nights
Petersburg Nights (1958)

as Alexander Drubin

Give Me My Chance
Give Me My Chance (1957)

as Gilbert Arnaud

Anastasia: the Czar's Last Daughter
Anastasia: the Czar's Last Daughter (1956)

as Cleb Botkin

Club of Women
Club of Women (1956)

as Laurent Gauthier

Mädchen ohne Grenzen
Mädchen ohne Grenzen (1955)

as Eric Johnson

No Way Back
No Way Back (1954)

as Michael Zorin aka Mischa

Confession Under Four Eyes
Confession Under Four Eyes (1954)

as Gregor Marmara

The Respectful Prostitute
The Respectful Prostitute (1952)

as Fred Clarke

OSS 117 Is Not Dead
OSS 117 Is Not Dead (1952)

as Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath, alias OSS 117

Madeleine
Madeleine (1950)
GoodWatch score 68

as Emile L'Angelier

1940s

1 title
Bonheur en location
Bonheur en location (1949)

as Gordon junior